7 06 2019 | 2019, 2019, Comoros Red Crescent, Disaster Response, Fédération Internationale des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge (FICR), PIROI, Post Emergency, Réponse aux catastrophes, Show, Union of the Comoros
On the night of Wednesday 24 to Thursday 25 April 2019 tropical cyclone Kenneth passed close to the Comoros archipelago, mainly affecting the island of Grande Comore, and to a lesser extent the neighbouring islands of Anjouan and Mohéli. Nationwide, the Comorian...
26 09 2017 | 2017, Disaster Response, French Red Cross, International
The Caribbean is experiencing an historically intense cyclone season. Hurricanes Irma (Category 4) and Maria (Category 5) have left a heavy toll in their wake. The French Red Cross was on alert as soon as these destructive natural hazards were reported to have hit,...
4 04 2017 | 2017, Disaster Response, French Red Cross, Madagascar, Malagasy Red Cross, Reunion
The Indian Ocean Regional Intervention Platform is transporting additional equipment to Madagascar in order to consolidate the Malagasy Red Cross’s activities. The Indian Ocean Regional Intervention Platform is transporting additional equipment to Madagascar in order...
15 03 2017 | 2017, Disaster Response, French Red Cross, Madagascar, Malagasy Red Cross
On March 7, 2017, Intense Tropical Cyclone Enawo made landfall on Madagascar at full strength, traversing the island from north to south. The cyclone particularly impacted the districts of Antahala (Sava), Maroantsetra (Analanjirofo), Brickaville (Atsinanana) and...
28 04 2016 | 2016, Disaster Response, Mauritius, Mauritius Red Cross
As part of Mauritius Red Cross Society’s capacity building programme ‘Building safer and more resilient communities in Mauritius and Rodrigues islands’, PIROI supported the former’s ‘Cyclone’ simulation exercise in Mauritius from 21 to 23/04/16. The three-day exercise...
3 03 2016 | 2016, Disaster Response, Madagascar, Malagasy Red Cross
Following the latest field assessments, Malagasy Red Cross is building shelters and distributing basic necessities to help those affected by recent flooding. Between 18th January and 3rd February 2016 north-west Madagascar was hit by heavy rain, which led to...
